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Wu -Tang Clan Singing "Never Again"

amazing song.. and so impressed with Wu-Tang Clan. Thank you for rapping about never allowing the Holocaust to happen again.

"Never Again"

[hebrew man praying]

[Intro:]
Feel this
To all those races, colors, and creeds, every man bleeds
for the countless victims and all their families
of the murdered, tortured and slaved, raped,
robbed and persecuted - Never Again!
To the men, women, and children
Who died in their struggle to live, never to be forgotten

[hebrew man praying]

[Verse 1:]
Yo my own blood
Dragged through the mud
Perished in my heart still cherished and loved
Stripped of our pride, everything we lived for
Families cried
There’s no where to run to, no where to hide
Tossed to the side
Access denied
6 million died for what?
Yo a man shot dead in his back
Helpless women and children on the constant attack
For no reason
Till the next season
And we still bleeding
Yo it's freezing
And men burn in hell, some for squeezing
No hope for a remedy, nothing to believe
Moving targets who walk with the star in their sleeve
Forever marked with a number, tattooed to your body
Late night, eyes closed, clutched to my shotty
Having visions, flashes of death camps and prisons no provisions
Deceived by the devils decisions
Forced into a slave
Death before dishonor for those men who were brave
Shot and sent to their grave
Can't awaken, it's too late
Everything's been taken
I'm shaken, family, history, the making

[Chorus:]
Never again shall we march like sheep to the slaughter
Never again shall we sit and take orders
Stripped of our culture
Robbed of our name (never again)
Raped of our freedom and thrown into the flames (never again)
Forced from our families, taken from our homes
Moved from our God then burned of our bones
Never again, never again
Shall we march like sheep to the slaughter (never again)
Leave our sons and daughters
Stripped of our culture
Robbed of our name (never again)
Raped of our freedom and thrown into the flames (never again)
Forced from our families, taken from our homes
Moved from our God and everything we own
(never again)

[Verse 2:]
Some fled through the rumors of wars
But most left were dead, few escaped to the shores
With just 1 loaf of bread
Banished, hold in for questioning
And vanished
Never to be seen again
I can't express the pain
That was felt on the train
To Auscwitz, tears poured down like rain
Naked face to face
With the master race
Hatred blood of David
My heart belongs to God and stay sacred
Rabbi's and priests
Disabled individuals
The poor, the scholars all labeled common criminals
Mass extermination
Total annihilation
Shipped into the ghetto and prepared for liquidation
Tortured and starved
Innocent experiments
Stripped down and carved up or gassed to death
The last hour, I smelled the flowers
Flashbacks of family then sent to the showers
Powerless undressed
Women with babies clumped tight to their chest
Crying
Who would've guessed dying
Another life lost
Count the cost
Another body gas burned and tossed in the holocaust (never again)

[Chorus:]
Never again shall we march like sheep to the slaughter
Never again leave our sons and daughter
Stripped of our culture
Robbed of our name (never again)
Raped of our freedom and thrown into the flames (never again)
Forced from our families, taken from our homes(never again)
Moved from own God and everything we owned
Never again, never again
Shall we march like sheep to the slaughter (never again)
Shall we sit and take orders
Stripped of our culture
Robbed of our name (never again)
Raped of our freedom and thrown into the flames (never again)
Forced from our families, taken from our homes (never again)
Moved from our God and burned of our bones
(never again) (never again)

NEVER AGAIN
NEVER AGAIN
The final solution
Is now retribution
Remedy, Wu-Tang

Second Fall in Tel Aviv

Last summer I moved from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv after four years in the Holy city. After my second so called "fall" in Tel Aviv I felt the need to write a blog post on the weather.

yes the weather.

I grew up in New York - where we had seasons. Seasons brought about different weather patterns which in essence meant that I had a wardrobe for Winter, Fall, Spring and Summer.

Not anymore.

I have been missing the seasonal changes I grew up with. I always thought the hot weather was an extra perk of living in the Middle East. But I miss wearing my fall clothing and especially my winter clothing.

I miss seeing the leaves change. I miss wearing my winter coat, hat and gloves.

I miss seeing snow on the ground.

I am bored by the lack of seasons here. Really and truly bored.

And I miss Christmas lights and decorations. The twinkling lights in every store window and in homes.

I do not however miss Christmas music.

This past week I passed by a store on Allenby that had a decorated Christmas tree in the window with snowflakes plastered to the glass and my heart raced. I felt like a kid again seeing the tree in the window.

Boston



I always feel nostalgic for New York around Christmas season. My first Chanukah in Israel I totally forgot about the holiday since there was no Christmas decorations donning the stores.

The temperature in Tel Aviv hovers around 70 degrees Fahrenheit and I cannot believe December has arrived.

Where did fall go? Is it really Chanukah in a few weeks?

but mostly - when am i going to get a chance to wear my gorgeous winter coat?

(Flickr Image Courtesy of Richietown )

Undergound Gotham Tour

I had a friend who posted pictures from what looks like a total unusual New York experience- an underground tunnel trip in Brooklyn.

The tours are hosted by Curious Expeditions or by calling for dates 718-941-3160

It's in Brooklyn, on Atlantic Ave and they run tours about 1 Sunday a month (although its getting more popular, so they might be doing them more often).

The tunnel was also recently featured on the History Channels “Cities of the Underground” and the tunnel can be seen in youtube videos here, here, here and here.

Video of the Tel Aviv 100 Celebrations

Over the past year, Tel Aviv has been celebrating its 100th birthday. Here is a video showcasing all the different activities that took place (some you might even recognize if you check my flickr pictures)